de-gay

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English

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Etymology

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de- +‎ gay

Verb

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de-gay (third-person singular simple present de-gays, present participle de-gaying, simple past and past participle de-gayed)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To cause (an issue, especially AIDS) to no longer be associated with gay people. [popularized in the 1990s]
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Anagrams

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